Village of Barrington Hills v. Village of Hoffman Estates

410 N.E.2d 37 (1980)

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Village of Barrington Hills v. Village of Hoffman Estates

Illinois Supreme Court
410 N.E.2d 37 (1980)

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Facts

The Village of Hoffman Estates (defendant) annexed an unincorporated area of land that was adjacent to the Village of Barrington Hills (plaintiff). The land had been zoned as residential. After the annexation, Hoffman Estates rezoned the land to allow for an open-air music theater, including 6,000 seats and a parking lot for 6,000 cars. Barrington Hills sued Hoffman Estates, challenging the rezoning. Barrington Hills claimed that the theater would harm it by requiring the hiring of additional police force and because of increased traffic, air pollution, litter, and noise pollution. Many of these effects would also harm Barrington Hills by decreasing the property values around the theater and thus decreasing tax revenues. Hoffman Estates filed a motion to dismiss the complaint. The circuit court granted the motion, ruling that Barrington Hills did not have standing to bring the suit. The appellate court affirmed. Barrington Hills appealed.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Underwood, J.)

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